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Aging Putin brings younger generation, family members into circle amid Kremlin instability: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is tightening his grip on power by elevating younger loyalists amid growing instability inside the Kremlin as he ages, according to reports.

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On Sunday, The Telegraph reported that Putin, 73, who has ruled Russia for more than two decades, is «running out of cards to play» as pressure mounts both domestically and abroad. 

The Federal Security Service (FSB) also opened a criminal case against exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia, accusing them of plotting a seizure of power, per reports. Khodorkovsky spent a decade in a Siberian prison before founding the Anti-War Committee in 2022.

John Herbst, Senior Director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, told the U.K. outlet that «the Kremlin is falling into paranoia.»

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. ((Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP))

«All the people around him have started thinking about a world beyond Putin, so he has arranged his own elite in a really careful way, so there are no clear seams along which it would kind of rip apart,» Henry Hale, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, told Fox News Digital. 

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«He also has members of his own family now that are starting to rise in the ranks. One of the ones that has gotten the most attention is Anna Evgenievna Tsivilyova, née Putina,» Hale said. 

Tsivilyova, 52, is Putin’s first cousin once removed and currently heads the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, a state-run organization that supports Russian soldiers and veterans. 

She has also served as chair of the board of the Kolmar Group, one of Russia’s largest coal companies.

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Anna Tsivilyova is a relative of Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin tightens his grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle. ( Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

«The younger people are being brought up by the older generation integrated seamlessly into the power pyramid,» Hale said.

«Putin is worried about what happens as he ages, and if you don’t provide some opportunity for younger people to rise up, you know, then the regime might come under some pressure.»

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«These people can be trusted because they’re related to people close to Putin, and they can also be young and energetic. The younger people are being brought up by the older generation, integrated seamlessly into the power pyramid,» Hale added.

In 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a brief mutiny, sending his fighters toward Moscow before abruptly standing down only to die weeks later in a plane crash. 

Now, the Kremlin’s focus has shifted to silencing opposition abroad. 

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PUTIN ALLY WARNS ‘TITANIC EFFORTS’ ARE UNDERWAY TO SINK TRUMP SUMMIT OVER UKRAINE WAR

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the Moscow-appointed head of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Yevgeny Balitsky during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

«Tensions remain within the elite and Putin wants to get rid of any possible risks,» Hale said. «The 2023 incident was a warning from Putin to his own elite, his own inner circle, not to dare try anything. Putin and his people are watching each other carefully and so don’t try anything funny,» Hale added.

Recently, western sanctions, less oil revenue, and war costs could push Russia toward recession.  

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The Treasury Department under President Donald Trump sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, escalating pressure on the Kremlin to end its war in Ukraine. 

According to reports, the Russian government could raise taxes and increase domestic borrowing to close the gap.

«Putin has weathered the main crisis that the full-scale invasion of Ukraine brought Russia, which was the initial shock of the invasion and its failure to take Ukraine in a matter of days,» Hale added. 

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«But war brings uncertainty and there’s a risk of disastrous defeat, underperforming expectations. All the people around him start thinking about a world beyond Putin.»

«That said, well, I think Putin’s regime is fairly stable at the moment,» Hale concluded.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Kremlin for comment.



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EU pushes for end of Iran war in a manner where ‘everybody saves face’

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The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the bloc is consulting with Gulf countries to potentially «bring forward proposals for Iran, Israel and the U.S.» to get out of their war in a situation where «everybody saves face.»

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Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made the remark to Reuters, adding that «it would be in the interest of everybody if this war stops.»

«We have been consulting with regional countries like ‌the Gulf ⁠countries, Jordan, Egypt, [about] whether we could also bring forward proposals for Iran, Israel and the U.S. to get out of this situation so that everybody saves face,» Kallas was quoted as saying. 

«The problem with wars is that it’s easier to start than to stop them, and it always gets out of hand,» she also reportedly said, noting that the EU is willing to assist «diplomatically to bring the parties together to really stop this war.»

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, left, and President Donald Trump. (Omar Havana/Reuters; Nathan Howard/Reuters)

Kallas also pushed back after President Donald Trump said over the weekend that, «Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.» 

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«Nobody is ready to put their people in harm’s way ‌in ⁠the Strait of Hormuz,» Kallas told Reuters on Tuesday. «We have to find diplomatic ways to keep this open ⁠so that we don’t have a food crisis, fertilizers crisis, energy ⁠crisis as well.»

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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the new leader of Iran.  (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday that, «We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.» 

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U.S. Central Command footage showing strikes on Iranian mobile missile launchers. (@CENTCOM via X)

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«Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated,» Trump wrote. «In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!» 

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NYC $30 minimum wage proposal pushed by Mamdani would ‘obliterate’ certain industries: expert warns

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The city council in New York City is weighing a proposal to boost the minimum wage to up to $30 — a move that newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled that he would sign on the campaign trail — causing consternation among the business community.

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The proposal from New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse, a Democrat representing Brooklyn, would require employers to pay workers $25 an hour if those employers provide qualifying benefits and $30 an hour if not. The current $17 minimum wage would undergo a phased increase to reach $30 per hour by 2030 for businesses with 500+ employees and $29 by 2032 for smaller businesses. 

Santiago Vidal Calvo, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, told Fox News Digital that the new law will have «unintended consequences» and «constrain the economy for everybody that actually needs the current minimum wage to live.»

«You don’t make a place more affordable by making people earn more. That’s not directly correlated in the best way,» Calvo explained. «If you have people earning more, then prices are likely going to also increase, so my question for many of those people is, okay, you’re earning more, but also prices have increased in the same amount, are you actually making things more affordable?»

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at Deno’s Wonder Wheel on Coney Island in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, on Feb. 15, 2026.  (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu/Getty Images)

Calvo continued, «That’s one of the fallacies that a lot of people that don’t know about economics fall into. So many of these champagne socialists go and believe that increasing the minimum wage is going to solve everybody’s problems, because people are going to earn more and prices are going to stay the same. That’s Econ 101. That’s not going to happen. That’s why many socialist countries have failed around the world.»

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The legislation echoes a prominent campaign pledge from Mamdani, who promoted a «$30 by ‘30» minimum wage message.

«In the world’s richest city, making the minimum wage shouldn’t mean living in poverty,» Mamdani posted on X last year. «As Mayor, I’ll work with City Council to raise the wage floor to $30/hour by 2030. When working people have more money in their pocket, the whole economy thrives.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s office for comment on whether he intends to sign the legislation if it were to arrive at his desk, but did not receive a response. 

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While many proponents of raising the minimum wage argue that the cost of living in New York City makes it nearly impossible to comfortably live, business owners are warning that the increase will force a reduction in jobs for businesses that can’t absorb the wage increase, Wall Street Journal reported. 

In other states across the country, minimum wage laws have had adverse effects on lower-income workers, including in Los Angeles where Fox News Digital reported earlier this year the hotel industry is already cutting workers in response to a $30 minimum wage law that recently took effect.

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Calvo told Fox News Digital that workers in certain industries, like fast food and healthcare will be «completely obliterated» by a $30 minimum wage and that «young and low income workers» will be «hurt the most.»

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The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

«We’re going to see a huge portion of the workforce just immediately disappear from the city and I think that people are underestimating how much certain sectors are going to suffer compared to others,» Calvo said. 

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Calvo explained the importance of the Kaitz index, an economic indicator used to gauge where the minimum wage should be compared to the economy and that most economists agree the number should be between 0.4 and 0.55. 

«This proposal will likely put that Kaitz index at 1.1, which is, by many standards, if not highly interventionist, a huge economic blunder,» Calvo said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Councilwoman Nurse’s office for comment but did not receive a response.

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Una reconocida automotriz cancela tres modelos eléctricos y reporta pérdidas por USD 15.700 millones

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Honda cancela tres modelos eléctricos para el mercado de Estados Unidos ante una disminución significativa de la demanda local. (Europa Press)

El fabricante japonés Honda Motor Co. anunció la cancelación de tres modelos eléctricos que serían comercializados en Estados Unidos y la aplicación de un ajuste contable por USD 15.700 millones en su negocio global de electrificación. La medida fue comunicada el 12 de marzo y afecta tanto a la empresa como a la industria automotriz internacional, en un contexto de disminución de ventas de autos eléctricos y una competencia global creciente, según informó Reuters.

De acuerdo con la agencia, Honda explicó que la reestructuración obedece a la menor demanda de vehículos eléctricos en el mercado estadounidense. La compañía puntualizó que parte del ajuste financiero deriva de la depreciación de activos en China y la compensación a proveedores por los modelos cancelados. Se fusionan aquí los motivos y consecuencias: la magnitud del ajuste representa la mayor pérdida anual de la compañía en casi siete décadas, una situación relevante porque desde hace más de medio siglo la empresa no reportaba un resultado negativo de semejante escala, según datos recogidos por Fox Business y el portal especializado MotorBiscuit. El cambio de estrategia ocurre tras una baja en las ventas globales de eléctricos, la reducción de incentivos fiscales en Estados Unidos y el avance de fabricantes chinos con ciclos de desarrollo más rápidos y una inversión considerable en tecnología.

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En los últimos años, Honda había presentado su línea Honda 0 Series, que incluía los modelos Saloon, SUV y Acura RSX. Todos ellos iban a fabricarse y venderse en Norteamérica a partir de 2024, anuncio realizado en la feria CES de Las Vegas en enero de ese año.

La cancelación de los modelos eléctricos Saloon, SUV y Acura RSX responde a factores económicos y de mercado. Según el comunicado oficial de Honda, la marca decidió retirar estos lanzamientos ante “la menor demanda de vehículos eléctricos en Estados Unidos y la necesidad de ajustar la estrategia según la rentabilidad y tendencias del mercado”.

La empresa también citó la presión competitiva de fabricantes chinos que, con ciclos de innovación más cortos y una inversión considerable en software y asistentes de conducción, han creado “productos con mejor relación valor-precio”, lo que afectó la competitividad de Honda en Asia y en otros mercados globales.

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El ajuste contable de USD 15.700 millones marca la mayor pérdida anual de Honda en casi siete décadas, según datos oficiales. (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

El ajuste anunciado es de 2,5 billones de yenes (USD 15.700 millones). Según Reuters, este monto incluye la depreciación de activos en China y los costos asociados a la cancelación de contratos con proveedores norteamericanos. Honda prevé que esta decisión le genere su primera pérdida neta anual desde 1955.

Un portavoz de la automotriz declaró a Fox Business que “la mayor parte de los costos se destinará a compensaciones para proveedores y reducción de inventarios asociados a los modelos cancelados”. La compañía también reconoció no haber alcanzado la competitividad de las empresas chinas, orientadas a la innovación rápida y la tecnología de asistencia a la conducción.

Para 2025, Honda reportó que los eléctricos representaron sólo el 2,5% de sus ventas globales, con 84.000 unidades sobre un total de 3,4 millones de vehículos, según cifras citadas por el portal especializado MotorBiscuit. En China, la empresa vendió 17.000 eléctricos, lo que también representa el 2,5% de su volumen en ese país y apenas una quinta parte de sus ventas globales de eléctricos.

De acuerdo con la consultora sectorial TrustFinance, la demanda de autos eléctricos en Estados Unidos disminuyó en los últimos dos años, mientras que las ventas de híbridos muestran crecimiento sostenido. Las fuentes consultadas atribuyen este fenómeno a la reversión de incentivos fiscales federales para la compra de eléctricos, impulsada por el gobierno de Estados Unidos, lo que encareció el acceso a estos vehículos y afectó la viabilidad de nuevos lanzamientos.

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La cancelación afecta estos modelos:

  • Honda 0 Series Saloon
  • Honda 0 Series SUV
  • Acura RSX

Estos vehículos fueron presentados en la feria CES de Las Vegas en enero de 2024 y estaban previstos como los primeros eléctricos de la nueva generación de la marca para el mercado norteamericano, según lo comunicado por Honda y reportado por Fox Business.

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Las ventas de vehículos eléctricos de Honda solo representaron el 2,5% de su volumen global en 2025, con escasa penetración en China y Estados Unidos. (REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)

La política de incentivos fiscales federales para la compra de vehículos eléctricos en Estados Unidos experimentó importantes modificaciones. Según Fox Business, la eliminación de créditos fiscales para algunos modelos eléctricos elevó los costos para los consumidores, repercutiendo en la demanda y la rentabilidad proyectada para fabricantes como Honda.

Representantes de la automotriz señalaron a Reuters: “La retirada de estímulos fiscales redujo la competitividad de la oferta eléctrica en el país”. Además, existe una preferencia creciente por los híbridos, que ofrecen mayor autonomía y menores costos de uso.

Para los consumidores estadounidenses, la cancelación implica que Honda no ofrecerá, en el corto plazo, los eléctricos anunciados para la región; la gama de híbridos será ampliada y actualizada. Los proveedores vinculados a estos proyectos recibirán compensaciones, tal como se indicó en el comunicado oficial de la empresa.

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La producción de eléctricos para otros mercados no fue descartada. Honda aclaró que evaluará cada caso según la rentabilidad y el contexto local y anunció: “La introducción de nuevos modelos eléctricos se analizará con flexibilidad, monitoreando la rentabilidad y tendencias del mercado”.

La nueva estrategia de Honda pone el foco en el desarrollo y comercialización de vehículos híbridos en Estados Unidos, mientras reorganiza su portafolio eléctrico a nivel global. La automotriz busca, además, fortalecer su presencia en India y mejorar la competitividad de su oferta internacional.

La empresa anticipó en su comunicado que presentará detalles de su plan estratégico para el negocio automotor en una conferencia prevista para mayo de 2026.

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La cancelación afecta a los modelos Honda 0 Series Saloon, SUV y Acura RSX, presentados en la feria CES de Las Vegas en enero de 2024. (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

La competencia en China, el mayor mercado automotor del mundo, representa un desafío para Honda por el auge de fabricantes locales que priorizan ciclos de desarrollo ágiles y tecnologías avanzadas de software. Las ventas de eléctricos de Honda en China constituyeron sólo una fracción de su volumen total, y la compañía admitió su dificultad para igualar la relación valor-precio de sus competidores, según el informe oficial.

La estrategia incluye la depreciación de activos y una adaptación de la oferta al mercado local, enfatizando el desarrollo de híbridos y modelos más accesibles, conforme detalló Reuters.

Honda informó que presentará una actualización de su plan automotor durante la conferencia de mayo. El sector se mantiene atento a nuevas definiciones sobre próximos lanzamientos y a cómo la marca responderá a la evolución de la demanda global de eléctricos, las fluctuaciones regulatorias y la competencia internacional, según Fox Business y Reuters.

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